Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department 

Line of Duty Death Roll Call

Volunteer Fire Captain B. Wesley Cranford                    Marlboro                                      October 25, 1930

Volunteer Firefighter  Clarence Joneston                       Bladensburg                               September 1, 1937

Volunteer Firefighter  Robert Lohman                           Bladensburg                                        April 1, 1944

Volunteer Firefighter  Clinton D. Walker, Jr.                  Berwyn Heights                               March 25, 1945

Volunteer Firefighter Jesse Lovejoy                            Berwyn Heights                         November 13, 1945

Volunteer Firefighter  John Hamer                               Landover Hills                               January 21, 1949

Volunteer Firefighter William R. Stainback                    Hyattsville                                    October 21, 1953

Volunteer Firefighter John T. Streets                           Hyattsville                                    October 21, 1953

Volunteer Firefighter  John H. Leyh                              Berwyn Heights                                   July 12, 1956

Volunteer Fire Chief William H. Wells, Sr.                    District Heights                        September 10, 1958

Volunteer Fire Chief James A. Melton                         Branchville                                November 30, 1959

Volunteer Firefighter Gerald Britton                             Riverdale Heights                                May 14, 1960

Volunteer Firefighter Dennis M. Boswell                       Tuxedo-Cheverly                        November 23, 1963

Volunteer Firefighter P.E. Tierney                               Boulevard Heights                                June 6, 1967

Volunteer Firefighter R.J. Harmon, Jr.                         Chillum-Adelphi                              August 10, 1969

Volunteer Firefighter C.R. Hobstetter                           Chillum-Adelphi                             August 10, 1969

Volunteer Firefighter Richard L. Whittington                 Clinton                                         October 23, 1971

Volunteer Firefighter James M. Herbert                       Clinton                                         October 23, 1971

Volunteer Firefighter Charles R. Hoffman                     Tuxedo-Cheverly                              August 6, 1972

Volunteer Firefighter George Duvall, III                       Cottage City                              December 11, 1972

Volunteer Firefighter Dennis M. Mandragos                  Baden                                                July 10, 1973

Volunteer Firefighter Mark W. Van Tassel                    Baden                                                July 10, 1973

Volunteer Firefighter Richard W. Myers                       Baden                                                July 10, 1973

Volunteer Firefighter Raymond H. Smallwood               Accokeek                                        January 1, 1976

Volunteer Firefighter James M. O’Conner                     Marlboro                                           June 15, 1978

Volunteer Firefighter Donald A. Bowen                        PGFD                                           January 12, 1980

Career Firefighter Thomas L. Graves, Jr.                 PGFD – West Lanham Hills                 April 16, 1980

Volunteer Firefighter Michael P. McCarthy                    Morningside                              September 12, 1983

Volunteer Firefighter Alan P. Sondej                            Hyattsville                                       March 16, 1988

Volunteer Deputy Chief James G. Yvorra                         Berwyn Heights                             January 29, 1989

Volunteer Firefighter Kenneth M. Hedrick                    Morningside                                  January 12, 1992

Volunteer Firefighter Leonardo Maguigad, Jr.               Allentown Road                                 March 2, 1996

Fire Commissioner Charles B. Burton                       Landover Hills                            November 29, 1999

Volunteer Firefighter Clarence Kreitzer                        Bowie                                      September 24, 2001

Volunteer Firefighter William Howzdy                          Glenn Dale                                   October 25, 2001

Career Firefighter/ERT Nadar Hammett                          PGFD/EMS                                  December 1, 2003

Volunteer Fire Chief Paul H. Thorne, Sr.                     Forestville                                     October 25, 2005

Volunteer Fire Captain George H. Linnell                        Landover Hills                                    April 13, 2007

Volunteer Firefighter James D. Brooks                        Prince George’s County Volunteer Marine Fire Rescue                January 15, 2014 

Career Firefighter/Medic LT John E. “Skillet” Ulmschneider      PGFD/EMS                                         April 15, 2016 

Career Firefighter/Medic Capt Christopher E. Hill                       PGFD/EMS                                          July 21, 2016

Career Firefighter Jesse McCullough                       PGFD/EMS                                      October 9, 2018